Robert Cottingham
American · b. 1935 · Painter, Printmaker
Robert Cottingham is an American artist known for his paintings and prints of urban American landscapes, showing building facades, neon signs, movie marquees, railroad heralds,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
20th Century FoxBonhams · $254,500≈ £189,897≈ €219,397Sign up to see
House with AwningsLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $52,063≈ £33,280≈ €38,301Sign up to see
BusBonhams · $51,000≈ £25,903≈ €32,988Sign up to see
Robert Cottingham’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
8 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 3 | 3 | 100% | $119kSign up | $52.1kSign up | $255kSign up |
| Oil | 3 | 3 | 100% | $119kSign up | $52.1kSign up | $255kSign up |
| Works on paper | 11 | 10 | 91% | $8.4kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $18.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 4 | 4 | 100% | $11.4kSign up | $10.9kSign up | $18.8kSign up |
| Gouache | 4 | 3 | 75% | $7.1kSign up | $6.9kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $4.5kSign up | $4.5kSign up | $5kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 116 | 102 | 88% | $2.4kSign up | $1kSign up | $20kSign up |
| Etching | 11 | 10 | 91% | $741Sign up | $410Sign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Aquatint | 3 | 3 | 100% | $760Sign up | $655Sign up | $1kSign up |
| Lithograph | 39 | 31 | 79% | $1.9kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $12.5kSign up |
| Screenprint | 56 | 51 | 91% | $3.3kSign up | $1kSign up | $20kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 7 | 7 | 100% | $1.5kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $2.8kSign up |
| Photography | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5.6kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $6kSign up |
| Photograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5.6kSign up | $5.6kSign up | $6kSign up |
| Other | 6 | 6 | 100% | $2.5kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $7.5kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 14 | $832Sign up |
| 2025 | 30 | 26 | $1kSign up |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | $1kSign up |
| 2023 | 13 | 11 | $394Sign up |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | $1kSign up |
| 2021 | 9 | 7 | $1.8kSign up |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 | $2.8kSign up |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 | $1kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | $5kSign up |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 | $5.6kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $15kSign up |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 | $12.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | $20kSign up |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 | $27.3kSign up |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $51kSign up |